BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

September 14, 2025

Rory McIlroy

Wentworth Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here is the man of the day after that wonderful finish, Rory McIlroy. Tell me about today and how much more you enjoyed yourself.

RORY McILROY: Well, I think you enjoy yourself a bit more when you play like that instead of the way I played the first three days. But yeah, I played the par 5s much better. That was the difference between the first three days and today. I've played the par 5s in 6-under, which I think got me back to under par for the par 5s for the week.

But, yeah, I played much better. And yeah, obviously a really nice way to sign off the week, last competitive round going into the Ryder Cup. So nice to finish on a high.

Q. As you well know and you've alluded to, all the way through the year, people have spoken about the big things that you had to tick off. You did one of them back in the springtime. How easy has it been to manage yourself this week with the Ryder Cup this week?

RORY McILROY: It's been okay. I think we definitely are getting into Ryder Cup mode. We had a really good team dinner on Tuesday night with the caddies, and the wives and the partners were there, as well. We're getting ready to go on this practise trip tonight to New York.

Yeah, it's sort of -- there's been a lot of talk and a lot of chat and a lot of thinking about the Ryder Cup. But you still want to play well this week. I saw glimpse of that. There was a lot of birdies and eagles and just a few too many bogeys and double-bogeys to have a chance to win but overall, happy with the week and obviously very excited for what's to come in a couple weeks' time.

Q. Can I just ask the last thing about the crowd and the noise they make and how much that excites you for what's coming up at Bethpage?

RORY McILROY: Yeah, I'm trying to get the crowd to cheer here and I'm trying to keep] them as quiet as possible over in the States. It's a bit of a different thing. The crowds last week in Ireland and this week were amazing, even teeing off at 7.45 in the morning and seeing so many people lined in the first fairway. It's very cool to play in atmospheres like this, and it's one of the reasons why I love coming back here to play.